Looking for the second brightest flashlight powered under a 1.5v AA vs a Zebralight SC5w MkII

sovereignknight · January 31, 2018, 5:12am

What’s the second best absolute brightest AA light under 1.5v next to a Zebralight SC5w MkII?

Anthon · January 31, 2018, 7:42am

Manker E11 and T01

Or Utorch UT01

sovereignknight · January 31, 2018, 8:52am

Wow this look like nice contenders. Wonder what is the best of thoes three? E11 looking really good right now,but the Utorch is cheaper!

Anthon · January 31, 2018, 9:00am

I think they all are the same, have a look at the Lumintop EDC05 too

Kindle · January 31, 2018, 10:06am

Be sure to check the threads talking about the UT01, it seems that the failure rate on the switch for the newer batches is very high.

The EDC05 will also accommodate protected cells whereas the others are too short.

sovereignknight · January 31, 2018, 8:16pm

Wow! That EDC05 sounds like a winner! Wonder what the color temps are for the CW and NW versions?

Tender · January 31, 2018, 10:16pm

I’ve got my UT01 around Oct/Nov. I’ve been EDC since with zero issues.

sovereignknight · February 1, 2018, 12:32am

I just pulled the trigger on two EDC05 cold whites.

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I bet the Zebra is a great light but not when I can have two EDC05 for nearly the same price with shipping. $70.00 just seems too steep for one EDC.

nquinn · February 20, 2018, 3:22am

Has there been any word around Utorch fixing their issues? At $10 with coupon I’d like to pick one up, but not if the switch is going to break on me.